Maybe what is expected of Liverpool is too much - Wijnaldum

Georginio Wijnaldum believes Liverpool have a long way to go to catch Manchester City despite the heightened expectations brought by the high-profile arrivals of Alisson, Naby Keita and Fabinho.

Jurgen Klopp's men finished 25 points behind City in the Premier League last term but have won all four of their league games to get their 2018-19 season off to a flying start.

Liverpool only secured Champions League qualification on the last day of the 2017-18 season although they reached the final of the tournament in May, losing to Real Madrid after two Loris Karius errors.

And Wijnaldum suggested talk of the Reds challenging for the domestic title could be premature given the ground they have to make up on City, who have dropped two points this term after a draw with Wolves.

"Maybe what is expected is too much," Wijnaldum told The Telegraph. "We were not really in a competition with Man City in the Premier League last season. When you are 25 points behind, it is not competing.

"But all I can tell you as a player is I am happy when a player like Virgil [van Dijk] signs and walks into the dressing room because then you think, 'yeah, we can really achieve something with this team'.

"We are doing everything we can. I can only say we hope to do it. There is no point going through this season saying, 'come on, come on, we have to win something, we have to win something'.

"We need to do the right things to get us into that position, to give us that chance. Looking too far ahead is a mistake."